ASU professor finds new twist to old theory
By using a novel application of thermodynamics, the range of the mean-field theory of ferromagnetism is successfully extended to accurately describe the behavior of ferromagnetic materials across a broader range of temperatures.

Statistical Thermodynamics: taking a walk on a landscape
The folding of proteins, the complex behavior of glasses, and the structure and dynamics of atomic and molecular clusters have long been studied in separate disciplines. In recent years, energy landscape theory has emerged as a unifying language for exper

The Complex Kinetics of Protein Folding in Wide Temperature Ranges
A study on kinetics of protein folding was carried out to understand the basic mechanism of this process. The complex kinetics of protein folding in wide temperature ranges was explored.

New thermodynamic theory will help engineers 'go with the flow'
Constructal Law provides such designers a method to minimize the resistance of flow throughout a system

Novel laboratory model reveals clues to how blood starts clotting
Approach has potential to reveal mechanisms behind variety of reactions within the body

Unified physics theory explains animals' running, flying and swimming
A single unifying physics theory can essentially describe how animals of every ilk, from flying insects to fish, get around, researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering and Pennsylvania State University have found. The team reports that a

Engineers probe spiders' polymer art
Manufactured silk could be used for artificial tendons and ligaments, sutures, parachutes and bulletproof vests

UCSB Physicist Devises Way To Observe Protein Folding
Physicists are getting more involved in the fight against diseases by studying the folding of proteins, which they hope will eventually lead to the development of new drugs. Illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and even some cancers are the result of pro

Why the brain has 'gray matter'
By borrowing mathematical tools from theoretical physics, scientists have recently developed a theory that explains why the brain tissue of humans and other vertebrates is segregated into the familiar "gray matter" and "white matter."

Purdue scientists see biochemistry's future - with quantum physics
Chemists will soon have no trouble predicting how some large, complex biomolecules will react with others as the world of computational quantum physics will not only sharpen our basic knowledge of biology but it will also help scientists select the best p